This administration has bent the rule of law to force its policies fueled by racism and bigotry onto the American people. However, state leaders and officials have played a key role in challenging Trump’s abuses of power, raising the importance of checks and balances for state and federal authority in protecting our rights. Join Alliance for Justice, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, to discuss the legal and social implications of Trump’s deployment of unidentified troops to Portland, threatening to send law enforcement to the polls, and other uses of federal force. Moderated by Leah Litman, Assistant Professor at University of Michigan Law School and co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast.